From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 184 First win of the playoffs

The series between the Boston Celtics and the Washington Wizards will officially begin on April 4, which is also the first playoff appearance of Jianghu and Irving.

The Celtics matchup schedule is:
G1, April 4th, Washington Wizards VS Boston Celtics - North Shore Garden Arena, 18:20 Eastern Time.

G2, April 4th, Washington Wizards VS Boston Celtics - North Shore Garden Arena, 20:20 Eastern Time.

G3, April 4, Boston Celtics VS Washington Wizards - Verizon Center Arena, 23:20 Eastern Time.

G4, April 4, Boston Celtics VS Washington Wizards - Verizon Center Arena, 25:20 Eastern Time.

G5, (if needed) April 4, Washington Wizards VS Boston Celtics - North Shore Garden Arena, 28:21 Eastern Time.

66, (if required) April 4, Boston Celtics Vs Washington Wizards - Verizon Center Arena, 30:20 ET.

Game 7, (if required) May 5, Washington Wizards vs. Boston Celtics - North Shore Garden Arena, 1:21 ET.

"Boston Sports News" immediately reported on the opponent who defeated the Celtics three times in the regular season after the Celtics' opponent was announced. The regular season match between the two teams was 3 to 3. The media in Boston are very optimistic about the upcoming playoffs. They predict that the Celtics will not stop in the first round. Under normal circumstances, the Wizards do not have the strength of black eight.

The famous columnist Zach Lowe believes that the biggest reason why the Wizards can enter the playoffs is because of their strong athletic ability. Playing extremely aggressive and disciplined, they cooperated and moved through the tacit cooperation between the two super strong individuals.

The strength of the offensive end is the key to their ability to enter the playoffs.

At the same time, they rely heavily on their own athletic ability on the offensive end. Whether it is Wall or Bill, transition offenses account for a large part of their points. Their offensive methods in positional warfare are not stable, and they rely more on the two The personal ability of the star.

The advantage of the Celtics is also their athletic ability, and they are almost the most athletic team among the 16 teams in the playoffs. Jianghu, Brown, Smart, Rozier, including Irving are all fast-breakers. figure.

But I'm sorry, with Jianghu and Irving's two engines that can hold the ball without the ball, as well as Rozier, Smart, Brown and other giants, they are the top offensive team in the league, with the highest offensive efficiency The Rockets' offensive efficiency is 114.7. The starting lineup scored 122.7 points per 107.5 rounds, conceded 15.2 points per [-] rounds, and averaged a margin of [-] points per game.

The Celtics' offensive efficiency is 114.5, ranking second in the league with a slight disadvantage. The starting lineup scored 120.5 points per 103.5 possessions, conceded 17 points per [-] possessions, and averaged a margin of [-] points per game.

In addition, the Celtics are a team that does not rely so much on three-pointers. The reason why the Rockets' offensive efficiency is high is also related to their style of play. They averaged 39 three-pointers per game, accounting for the total For 48% of the shots, the Celtics averaged 26 three-point shots, accounting for only 35% of the total shots. Compared with the Rockets, they are a team with more mid-range shots. Jianghu, Irving, and Brown They all like to shoot mid-range shots, and Morris will often take long two-point shots.

Therefore, the Celtics are also considered to be a team that is easier to break out of the division than the Rockets. One is that the opponent's gold content is weaker, and the other is because the Celtics' offensive style is more intense in the playoffs. It is easier to play stably here.

On the defensive end, the Celtics have been running in for a season. Although they are not intimate, they have established enough tacit understanding. Coupled with athletic ability, the effect on the defensive end is not bad.

The media believes that the Celtics should not compete with the Wizards in athletic ability, but should slow down and find the Wizards' defensive loopholes.

If the Celtics can slow down, limit Wall to the inside as much as possible, let him shoot more mid-range and long-distance shots, limit Bill's catches, and let them fall into a single fight as much as possible, the Celtics can easily win. next series win.

各大媒体给出的系列赛大比分预测4-1和4-2，只有国内的部分媒体给出4-0横扫的预测。

On April 4, the Celtics' playoff journey officially kicked off.

In fact, the game has already started from April 4.

在西部进行的两场比赛里，体斯敦火箭已经先下一城，以123比109战胜了森林狼，哈登砍下26分5篮板9助攻，保罗10投8中拿到了19分12助攻4次抢断。

The immature Towns and Wiggins are not very adapted to the playoffs for the first time. Butler seems to have contributed too much in the process of leading the team into the playoffs, and he feels a little tired in the playoffs.

The Jazz and Thunder played fiercely, and it took the last 2 minutes to decide the winner. In the end, the Jazz defeated the Thunder 111 to 109, breaking the first upset of the playoffs.

On the east side, upsets broke out one after another...

猛龙在主场以98比115输给了雄鹿，雄鹿球员米德尔顿在比赛中打出21中14，36分5篮板 5助攻的超级表现，字母哥20分18篮板7助攻，两人合力带领雄鹿拿下一场珍贵的客场胜利。

The Cavaliers also suffered a bad start at home, losing to the Heat 89-93.

The key to the Heat's victory lies in the interior. The starting center Olynyk made 7 of 4 three-pointers and scored 16 points and 11 rebounds. Hassan Whiteside came off the bench and scored 21 points in 10 points. Up to 13 rebounds, including 8 offensive rebounds.

The rebounding champion Love, who was able to get 30+ rebounds in the Timberwolves in the past, has long since lost his courage. He only scored 12 points and 8 rebounds, and his shooting percentage was a poor 13 of 4.

詹姆斯这个夜晚的效率也是一般，虽然17投7中打出了24分10篮板12助攻，但还不足以帮助球队取胜。

Dwyane Wade, who played for the Cavaliers at the beginning of the season and returned to the Heat at the end of the season, came off the bench in this game. He performed very well, shooting 9 of 5 shots, 6 of 6 free throws and scored 19 points. Call "Ye Qinghui".

There was also a very interesting scene in this game. In the last 1 minute of the game, the two teams were tied. James chose to pass the ball again when he was flanked, but his teammate Korver failed to hit the key in the end. ball.

James once again encountered overwhelming criticism after the game, and major media have come forward to criticize his choice as "cowardly", "not responsible" and "lack of the ability to carry the team on his shoulders"

Jianghu knows that the little Karami who played in the first round is not enough to restrict James. He will eventually overcome all obstacles and create a miracle of reaching the Eastern Conference Finals for 8 consecutive seasons.

But, if you want to reach the finals for 8 consecutive years, this achievement may be a bit difficult to complete.

After all, Jianghu and the Celtics are here. If you want to enter the finals, you have to pass through yourself.

April 4, Boston North Shore Garden Arena.

The Celtics game started at 8:6 p.m., but it was only [-]:[-] p.m., and the itching fans had already sat in their seats.

The Celtics are destined to be brilliant and gratifying this season. The management has chosen Jianghu. Trading Irving is definitely a two-step move. One thing that can be seen with the naked eye-the two top picks in the draft five years apart are about to join forces to lead the Celtics. Celtics fans heading for a great comeback.

In the last season, they didn't even dare to think that their team could get a No. 30 pick with an average of 67 points per game this season, and let Irving be the second master, winning [-] wins that set a new team record.

But when the day really comes, the fans still seem very excited.

Jianghu has not started training yet, as the core of the team and the head star, he still needs to attend the pre-match press conference.

In the playoffs, various procedures are more cumbersome than usual. In order to reflect the importance of the game, almost every game has a press conference before and after the game. Except for Stevens, every game needs to Jianghu and Irving would naturally not be able to escape the attendance. Considering his status as a team, even if he didn't participate in every game, he would at least participate in 95% of them.

The reporter at the scene asked: "What are your expectations for the NBA playoffs? Do you feel any different from the CBA Guangdong team's playoffs?"

Jiang Hu thought for a while and said casually: "The atmosphere in the NBA will be more tense. In China, people don't value honor so much. Although everyone is doing their best, it's just for work, not for honor."

"It's no big deal to lose in the CBA. In the NBA playoffs, sometimes losing is a good thing. They let you see the loopholes and weaknesses of the team, so as to avoid repeating these mistakes in the following games."

"As far as I know, in the past seasons, there have been many championship teams that did not perform very strong at the beginning, but looked bad, but as the game continued, the team adjusted their emotions and adjusted themselves. The state, adjusted the final state better and better, and finally won the championship."

"Of course I hope that we can win all the way to the finals, but we will definitely encounter failures, which is normal. If the Celtics lose, it must be my job that is not good enough, not the team. There are problems with what other people are doing.”

"We have old guys on our team, and a lot of young guys, but we have only one goal, and that is the championship. We have worked hard for 82 regular season games, and each of us is eager for that championship ring. That thing is important to everyone. It is a great honor for every NBA player and a symbol of greatness and excellence."

In front of the reporters, Jianghu had already blamed himself in advance for losing the game.

He hopes that his teammates will not have too much pressure, only in this way can they do their job well, and they may even become a booster for the team by performing beyond their normal limits.

The interview is over, a simple warm-up training, and the game begins.

Tickets for the Celtics home game have long been sold out, and the team's popularity in the local area this season has completely overshadowed the NFL team Boston Patriots and ice hockey team Cubs in the same city.Rugby is more popular in the United States, provided that the team can perform well. The results of the Patriots cannot be compared with the Celtics this season.

China's CCTV5 broadcast the game live, and it was still the golden pair of Yu Jia and Zhang Weiping.

All the Celtics' playoffs this season will be broadcast on CCTV5 Sports Channel. The Chinese home team has already changed from the original rocket red to the current white and green.

If there is no rivers and lakes, James and Curry are the most watched teams in the league, and the Warriors and Cavaliers will be the teams most watched by Chinese fans.

The warm-up of the two teams is over, the lights are turned off, and the players start to come out.

Celtics R1G1 starter: Irving, Brown, Jianghu, Horford, Baynes.

Wizards R1G1 starters: John Wall, Bradley Beal, Otto Porter, Markieff Morris, Marcin Gortat.

The two commentators on CCTV believed that the Celtics had the upper hand in all positions, and the Wizards had no chance of survival.

After the start of the game, the Celtics really easily suppressed their opponents, played a beautiful combination of inside and outside, and blossomed more.

Jiang Hu, who played in the playoffs for the first time, did not seem particularly excited, but honestly followed the coach's arrangement and followed the coaching staff's thinking.

Wizards center Marcin Gortat, who is 2016cm tall, became the one Stevens targeted because he was too slow.

Jianghu or Owen and Horford or Baynes play a pick-and-roll, get rid of Gortat to break through and shoot, attract the inside defense and pass the ball to Baynes who cuts to the air or Horford who cuts outside the three-point line.

Gortat has no ability to interfere with Horford's shot, let alone prevent others from cutting.Jianghu pulls away from the three-point line to attract defense, and an occasional air cut is enough for the Wizards.

Stevens did not arrange the main attack in the first quarter, not because he was worried about his lack of experience in the playoffs, but because the weakness of the Wizards' center position was too obvious. It would be a waste of opportunity not to let Horford try his shooting touch to target him.

The playoffs are to find the opponent's weakness, and a weakness will be beaten to death, not to mention that the Wizards are not only slow, but the speed of power forward Markie Morris is not fast.

The effect of Jianghu's close play is not weak. He runs without the ball and makes two simple catches. He made 4 of 3 shots in the first quarter, 2 of 2 free throws and scored 9 points. The counterattack was sharp.

At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics took a 36-25 lead.

In the second quarter, Bill scored consecutive points from the middle distance and stormed the basket, helping the Wizards recover a little point.

Stevens played by ear, and quickly adjusted the defensive matchup. He put Jianghu against Wall, and then put Smart in front of Bill. The strong Smart chose to defend close to the average speed Bill. Bill can only find a good opportunity with difficulty, and can only make a difficult shot.

Otto Porter, who looked like Chamberlain, also took a lot of shots, but not a high percentage.

They can't do without shooting. They must stand up and score to help Bill and Wall share the offensive pressure.

Wall's defense against the Jianghu is not good for scoring. He is always close to him and difficult to break through. If he wants to make a shot, he has to shoot against the Jianghu.

After switching to Jianghu to defend Wall, Wall only succeeded in breaking through once, and missed a layup under the interference of Horford's supplementary defense.He scored 8 points, all of which were obtained by his jumper. Wall, who couldn't run up and rush to the basket, had an offensive efficiency far lower than the regular season.

At halftime, the Celtics took a 66-48 lead.

The speed of both sides is not fast, and the rounds are not too many. The important thing is the hit rate.

In the second quarter, Jianghu made all 3 points and 3 shots, and also scored a goal from the mid-range. He scored 11 points in a single quarter, and he scored 20 points in the half without knowing it.

Irving's shooting percentage is also very high. He doesn't play like Irving at all. It's not a good opportunity or even a shot. Instead, he chooses to pass the ball. He scored 6 points and 4 assists on 8 of 7 shots in the half.

In the second half, the Wizards coach made a serious mistake, allowing European guard Thomas Satoransky to play point forward to match up with Jianghu on the defensive end, adding a point of possession, trying to strengthen the attack.

His thinking is fine.

Satoransky is a typical European defender with a height of 2 meters. He is quite experienced in organizing offensive teams, but his disadvantage is that his physical fitness is deviated, especially his dynamic physical fitness is a mess.

Facts have proved that if European players want to make a name for themselves in the NBA, it is better to be a big man like a white bear like Jokic and Nowitzki, or a heavy tank guard like Doncic, even if the speed is not fast depends on weight and rhythm To kill the Quartet, no matter how bad it is, it must be a player like Rubio who is tall enough and has good physical fitness.

But unfortunately, not every European player is Doncic and Jokic.

But Brooks only considered the offensive end, not the defensive end.

Satoransky felt that it was too difficult for him to defend the world.

Jianghu only used one move, that is, to break through directly from the lower back, and Satoransky had no way to defend against it.

Even if Satoransky judged the direction of Jianghu's breakthrough, he couldn't prevent him. Jianghu's speed was too fast and the impact was too strong, and he could force a layup against him.

One is a casual Caucasian player, and his body is not considered strong.One is the fastest superman in the league, jumping up with a flat head.How could Satoransky have been able to defend against it?His offensive end was also completely restricted by the rivers and lakes, and he did not play the role Brooks imagined at all.

Brooks frowned and thought on the sidelines, but he was helpless.

When he coached Durant and Westbrook, he was helpless in the playoffs. A few years later, he is still the same coach without a slight change.

In this quarter, he scored 18 points from inside and outside shots, leading the Celtics to a 25-point lead into the final quarter, basically securing the victory.

In the final quarter, Jianghu played for another 5 minutes. He and Wall faced each other, and Wall couldn't score well.

There is no way, he can only take some emergency stop jumpers in a hurry after the pick-and-roll, and the hit rate is difficult to guarantee.

The Celtics side is much simpler. Brown, Jianghu, and Horford are stretched out on the outside. The Wizards striker has to expand their defense. Irving and Rozier either directly hit the basket or encounter a help defense. After the ball is divided, the outside players catch and throw the ball to score consecutively.

After the point difference widened to 33 points, the Celtics replaced all the main players, and the game entered garbage time.

Jianghu's playoff debut ended so easily.

(End of this chapter)